mountain_lion Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 BTW, Garmin Training Centre is OK for logging your training data recorded by the Edge, but SportTracks is better! http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/
hagar Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 agreed sportstracks have more than enough info and is very easy to use . much better than the garmin software. mapsource is great on your pc .
Ou Toppie Posted January 21, 2008 Author Posted January 21, 2008 Dankie vriende, julle het my baie gehelp. Dit lyk my dat altwee goed is, maar dat Garmin miskien meer in die moderner tokoms in beweeg, terwyl Polar hom oor die jare al bewys het.Dirtbreath jy moet nou nie die ou Toppie se kop deurmekaarmaak met Suntoo nie. 2 Goed is klaar te veel vir my. Dankie nogtans ek gaan jou opsie ook oorweeg!
ewep Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Thanks ML. Think I'll get myself an offroad type GPS if I want the auto routing thing. As for the newer GPS', heard a rumour about the pricing and got the fright of my life. So Polar it'll stay, for now.
slowpoke Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 DirtBreath, the only prob with the Suunto is the cost i have the garmin edge and i love it. i just pop it into my backpack when i hike and then you can use it to "track back" if you are inclined to go bundu-bashing to check out potential new trails or "sommer net" for the love of it!
Li Mu Bai Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 I use both when racing - great to have 8 info readouts in your cockpit to see whats up with your body and with the bike. The Garmin 305 Edge has nice programmable alarms to remind you when to chug your next Whasp gel, and if your cadence/heartbeat is too low/high. Software with the polar is great. I train mostly with my polar S725X. Service from Polar is exceptional - any issue gets sorted before you can breath a sigh of relief.you can even navigate with the garmin, so download routes before going on holiday, and you can have fun exploring.
Canaris Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 I think pbp2009 is the authority on all the garmin can do. It is possible with 3rd party software (freeware) to plug your forerunner/ edge into your laptop and get continual plotting on the laptop screen. (ONly limitation is the laptop battery. THis will work in the car but unfortunately not on the bike.
fandacious Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 The Garmin 305 Edge has nice programmable alarms to remind you when to chug your next Whasp gel What parameters do u use to determine when to chow a gel? thats an interesting concept and wouldnt mind using it...
Dirtbreath Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Slowpoke, picked up my Suunto in New York for a fraction of what they cost here. What clinched it for me was the looks. Doesnt look like a HRM so you dont like the "all the gear no idea" guy when you are panting and gasping. Not sure about Suunto backup as I have not had any problems yet and battery easy to change (often). Not sure about their GPS pod, havent tried yet. Will let you know when I get that little round tuit.
scotty Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 You can also google "garmin versus polar" and read what other forums have said. Has both pro's and cons for the 2.
slowpoke Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Dirtbreath, one of my adventure racing buddies has a suunto with all the extras - all worth every penny. errrr, yeah, you might die of extreme old age before you even need to find out what their backup is like from what i've heard... so please do not hold your breath cos it's not likely to be needed!
Dirtbreath Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Slowpoke, good to hear. No hassles as yet. Even the belt batteries are easy to change.
FanieFiets Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Polar se grootste voordeel is die sagteware. Maklik om te gebruik, om workout te beplan (veral nuwe sagteware en models) en lyk nice. Garmin - Myle voor polar met GPS en baie lekker om jou roete op google earth ens te plot. Maar as ou toppie nie eers weet wat google earth of sportstracks ens. is nie. Sal ek dit liewer skip. Suunto - Beter heartrate monitor as Polar en met GPS pod dalk soortgelyk aan Garmin. Probleem is ek weet glad nie hoe sy sagteware is of hoe backup is nie. Plus dit is baie duurder as die ander 2 opsies in SA. Sport science institute by nuweland gebruik Suunto. Ekstra voordeel van Suunto is dat jy elke slag kan chuckle as jy se 'Kom ons ry Sooento!'
Li Mu Bai Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Well, fandacious, I set the distance alarm to go off 5km from the end of the race, so it buzzes and lets me know when to start hooking it. I also set my time alarm for 45mins, thus getting prompted when to suck on the Whasp Kiwi gel. normally when you are racing on the mtb, if the going gets rough you can 'forget' or delay to take your gel at every 45min mark, and then 'bonk' as a result. Also setting the cadence to start buzzing at anything lower than 75 keeps your pedals turning over - although this can be annoying on the mtb as there are often stop start situations.I dont use the garmin alarms for heart rate - I prefer the polar for heart rate, and my automatic lap timer is set to every 5km, giving me the split as I go. Rude2008-01-22 12:10:45
Ou Toppie Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 Fanie fiets, Ek wil jou net graag reghelp.Hier waar ek bly is al wat Google earth al ooit opgetel het ekself naamlik Outoppie. As jy mooi kyk sal jy agterkom dat daar meer van my spore op die sporttracks van die wereld le as spoortjies van jou sagte klein voetjies. byt maar vas,met die tyd sal jou spore ook meer raak jy sal ook eendag ryke ervaring van die lewenspad met ander jong kuikens soos jy kan deel! Dankie vir jou raad met die Polar.lyk my tog jy weet so n ietsie. Ek het nie van die sagteware geweet nie en dit is uiters belanrik vir my
porky Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 Suunto is heavily, heavily overpriced here, if you intend buying one, go international, in the USA they are at least 30% cheaper, in Singapore expect 40% cheaper - thats a substantial profit margin locally. If you are going to be buying locally, you could probably get both a Polar a Garmin and enough change to enjoy a steak and beer dinner for the price of a Suunto. ..............I dont think you can go wrong with Garmin anyway, I have three of em, I recently took one to Garmin for an update as the mapping was about 5 years old, came back the next day and the guy says (with a big smile) " Sorry Sir we broke your Garmin" .........Umm and now? ........."Hee, Hee, its a bit old, but take this voucher to any Cape Union Mart and they will give you a new upgraded one". No questions, no stories - There is still service out there.! porky2008-01-26 08:37:35
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